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Everyman Chess - Chess Strategy
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Art of Chess Analysis
by Jan Timman
Publication Date: August 1997
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All Grandmasters are able to devote themselves body and soul to actually playing a game of chess, but few indeed are able to do the same when analysing the games of their fellow Grandmasters. Yet it was by this method that Timman, following the teachings of Botvinnik, trained himself to become one of the finest analysts in the world - and why his annotations to this carefully selected collection of games are acknowledged to be of a depth and quality rarely seen in chess literature.
Each game is critically dissected and each claim of a mistake backed up by hard analysis. In striving for perfection Timman seeks to discover the truth of each game: to provide not just a wonderful annotated game, but to present the definitive valuation behind a top-class struggle between two great minds.
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Art of Defence in Chess
by Lyev Polugayevsky, Iakov Damsky
Publication Date: November 1996
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Most players would rather attack than defend, with the result that defensive technique is often the weakest part of their game. This book, translated by Ken Neat, explains the basics of defensive play and contains many tests for readers to practise on.
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Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge
by Yuri Averbakh
Publication Date: July 1996
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In this companion volume to his classic 'Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge,' Grandmaster Averbakh takes the reader through the various steps to success in the middlegame. He explains the tactical skills and positional strategies that every chessplayer needs to master. Topics covered include coordinating the pieces, attack and defence, combinations and sacrifices, and much more. Yuri Averbakh is a former Soviet champion and world championship candidate. He is also the author of the five-volume treatise 'Comprehensive Chess Endings' (also translated by Ken Neat) and the perennially popular 'Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge.'
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From the Opening Into the Endgame
by Edmar Mednis
Publication Date: April 1996
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Grandmaster Edmar Mednis, a world expert on the endgame, shows how to proceed in the minimum number of moves from the opening to a favourable endgame, essentially bypassing the middlegame. He discusses eleven different openings, including both open and closed systems, in each case explaining the best routes to particular endgame positions. These positions are then analysed, using master games, to illustrate various winning plans. Because of the clear exposition of endgame principles the student will learn not only about these specific positions, but also about endgame play in general.
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How to Win at Chess
by Daniel King
Publication Date: November 1995
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If you are one of the thousands of players who understand the rules of chess, but would like to take their game beyond the elementary stage, then this is the book for you. Channel 4 television commentator Daniel King has devised a series of 'golden ruies' to enable novice players to improve their game. How to Win at Chess will put you on the path to better results and greater enjoyment of your own games.
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Positional Sacrifices
by Neil McDonald
Publication Date: January 1995
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Most competitive players are very familiar with the idea of a sacrificial checkmating attack, but the positional sacrifice has been strangely neglected. By means of a subtle positional sacrifice, a player can sometimes fundamentally alter the course of a game in his or her favor. In this instructive and entertaining book International Master Neil McDonald demonstrates just how effective well-executed positional sacrifices are. Topics covered include sacrifices to open lines for the pieces, sacrifices as a defensive weapon, the exchange sacrifice, the psychology of sacrifice and much more.
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Chess Training
by Nigel Povah
Publication Date: February 1995
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This entertaining and instructive book uses the author's own tried and tested training methods and is ideal for any player in the 100-160 BCF (1400-1900 ELO/USCF) grading range.
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Modern Chess Self Tutor
by David Bronstein
Publication Date: January 1995
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This book by Grandmaster David Bronstein, one of the most original and influential players of the post-war period, is not a self-tutor in the conventional sense, where the basics of opening, middlegame and endgame play are drily explained. Instead, the author engages in a frank conversation with the reader, discussing how strong players decide on their moves.
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Attack with Mikhail Tal
by Mikhail Tal, Iakov Damsky
Publication Date: August 1994
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The legendary Mikhail Tal was the finest ever exponent of attacking chess. His all-out sacrificial style took him all the way to the World Championship title. Dogged by ill-health, Tal's reign was a short one, and he was never able to regain his crown, but Tal remained an outstanding player right up to his death in 1992. His departure has taken away one of the chess world's most charismatic figures; a player who excited chess passions wherever he went. In this, his last book, written together with Russian sports journalist Iakov Damsky, Tal shows how to unleash devastating attacks in all kinds of positions.
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From Middlegame to Endgame
by Edmar Mednis
Publication Date: April 1994
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Grandmaster Mednis concentrates his focus on practical examples such as what to do when one is unavoidably headed for or already in an inferior endgame position. He notes how most players often go from desperate suicidal attempts at counterplay or play passively, defending threats and drifting towards defeat. What Mednis provides is info on how one can balance one's play and make the opponent earn that victory. His examples are memorable - for instance, players are often reluctant to trade queens fearing it will blunt their attack, but often the opposing queen is a great defender without which the enemy's position often collapses. An interesting and rewarding read.
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Mastering Chess
by Danny Kopec
Publication Date: April 1994
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A unique and comprehensive chess course for tournament players which will help to develop an understanding of every aspect of the game.
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